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- Compact omni-directional mic for recording voice and music
- Wide frequency response (100Hz-10kHz) ensures clarity
- UniMatch plug for use with mini or full-size headphone jacks
- 3-meter (9.8-foot) designed for active and mobile use
- Compact and easy-to-carry design--weighs 4.1 ounces
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Purchased one of these for use with students and inexpensive DV camcorders. Works fine sounds ok. What do you want for $10?! Is it a pro-quality mic? No, of course not but it sure sounds much better than the on-camera microphone. Works like a charm and for my wallet.Buy Sony Omnidirectional Microphone Now
So you must be in the market for a microphone if you are reading this. Depending on what you want out of a mic, this might be a great bargain choice. I recently tested 30+ of these Sony F-V100 Mics and every single one worked--nice and clean sounding in a streamlined lightweight package.Pros:
Price (Under $10)
Dependable--very durable
Good audio quality
No on/off switch (less to break)
Lightweight (easy for kids to hold)
9.8 foot cord
Cons:
No on/off switch
Low volume for some uses
Mostly plastic build instead of metal
So if you are looking for an easy to use and durable mic on a budget, this should be exactly what you need. If you have requirements that do not amp the mic much, then you will need a more expensive mic.
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I bought this to use as a second microphone for the kids' karaoke machine so two could sing together. I thought the "quality" of the sound wouldn't matter since I was just buying it to use it with my kids toy. Boy was I wrong. The kids fight over using the other one that came with the karaoke singing machine, which is far superior. This one is really a piece of crap and they can barely hear themselves singing when they use it. Don't buy it for any reason. It stinks!Want Sony Omnidirectional Microphone Discount?
I read some of these other reviews that stated that this mic was cheap and did not pick up sound very well. I should have paid attention, but it was cheap and it was from Sony so I figured how could I go wrong. Well the mic is a piece of junk and worthless to me. You have to cup your hand around the the end and with you mouth just a 1/2 inch from it's surface you have to shout for anything to be recorded at a near normal level. Perhaps this would be of some benefit for loud singing but for normal speaking level it is completely useless. It was cheap enough that I just wrote it off as the time and effort it would of taken to repackage and repost would not of been cost effective. Don't buy it. Spend a little more money and get something that works.
As far as the other reviews, I'm not sure about the low gain problems. It could be their system. Since I used mine through a 4-track recorder, I had a different setting where I had to turn a knob in order for me to use a microphone. So really the main culprit could be the system where you plug in the mic.
The problem is the thing doesn't come with a manual so one would think it's plug and play. Clearly it's not.
If you're wondering how it sounds, you can listen to a few songs I did back in 2005 using this little mic. The guitars were mic'ed through the amplifier at about an inch away from the speakers. The amplifier volume was at 45% because I had neighbors and I was recording at night.
Here's the link:Four of the songs used the Sony mic:
Won't Go Away
Homesick
Make Me Crawl
Spit In Your Lemon Lime
UPDATE: 03/16/10
Amazon did not allow my link so just go to and look up artist Mario Gozum
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